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About grandpamac
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Okawa Hawkes Bay
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Hunting, handloading and outdoor.
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Retired

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  1. Nathan F
    Nathan F liked post by grandpamac On thread : Rifle for my boy .243
    Greetings Nathan F, Are you quite sure that the rifle is for the boy, I mean the younger male that lives at your house? If so what would he like? GPM.
    Liked On: 17-05-2023, 02:22 PM
  2. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by grandpamac On thread : Old scope for .303
    Greetings, If you are using a Parker Hale base and rings there will be a shallow hole between the two mounting screws at the front of the base. One of the rings will have a pin sticking out from the...
    Liked On: 16-05-2023, 09:55 AM
  3. Croc
    Croc liked post by grandpamac On thread : Projectile Length to Ogive
    Greetings Croc, I couldn't find my stability calculations so went back and did them again for both my old and new projectiles. I got much the same result as you. I have previously fired the 60 grain...
    Liked On: 15-05-2023, 09:23 PM
  4. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by grandpamac On thread : Projectile Length to Ogive
    Greetings all, Have been out in the shed this morning starting to get some rifles and ammo together for next seasons F Class shoots. First cab of the rank was my .223 to be used in the 300 yard...
    Liked On: 14-05-2023, 07:31 PM
  5. Woody
    Woody liked post by grandpamac On thread : Projectile Length to Ogive
    Greetings all, Have been out in the shed this morning starting to get some rifles and ammo together for next seasons F Class shoots. First cab of the rank was my .223 to be used in the 300 yard...
    Liked On: 14-05-2023, 04:56 PM
  6. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by grandpamac On thread : A trip to remember and an appointment missed,
    Greetings Again ghosts, Ron ran one of the Venture sections at the 1981 Jamboree, Venture and Regatta held in Hawkes Bay. His was a hunting section. Sudden thought how the hell did we get away with...
    Liked On: 11-05-2023, 05:17 PM
  7. shananah
    shananah liked post by grandpamac On thread : 30-40 Krag load conundrums
    In 1969 Winchester relocated it's factory to St Marks? It had been making powders prior to that from the late 1920's but what sort I don't know. Originally they may have been made from recycled stick...
    Liked On: 11-05-2023, 02:17 PM
  8. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by grandpamac On thread : A trip to remember and an appointment missed,
    Greetings ghosts, Yes I knew Snow slightly and Jack O quite well. On the 1963 trip we dropped in on Jack Nicholas at his hut on Makahu and knew most others in the 1970's and 1980's through...
    Liked On: 11-05-2023, 01:37 PM
  9. shananah
    shananah liked post by grandpamac On thread : 30-40 Krag load conundrums
    Greetings akaroa1, A month or so back I suggested, half jokingly, that I may use my 30-40 Martini in a 300 yard F class shoot. A little later I dug the hole deeper so am now committed. A little...
    Liked On: 11-05-2023, 12:53 PM
  10. akaroa1
    akaroa1 liked post by grandpamac On thread : 30-40 Krag load conundrums
    Greeting again akaroa1, I turned up some pressure tested data for W760. This dates from 1976 or earlier and was repeated in the 2003 Winchester Reloading Components Manual. Their load for the 180...
    Liked On: 10-05-2023, 10:22 AM
  11. janleroux
    janleroux liked post by grandpamac On thread : F Class Finally
    223264 Greetings All, The rifles for next season have been assembled. Some may note that there are five rather than the three mentioned earlier. The extra two are, from the left no 4 an Omark in...
    Liked On: 07-05-2023, 05:30 PM
  12. johnd
    johnd liked post by grandpamac On thread : .300 WSM variants
    Greetings, I think we need to go back a lot further than that for the first of the Short Magnum cartridges. During the 1950's Roy Gradle introduced his 7mm Gradle Express. This was based on the .348...
    Liked On: 07-05-2023, 02:04 PM
  13. johnd
    johnd liked post by grandpamac On thread : F Class Finally
    223264 Greetings All, The rifles for next season have been assembled. Some may note that there are five rather than the three mentioned earlier. The extra two are, from the left no 4 an Omark in...
    Liked On: 07-05-2023, 01:53 PM
  14. Calvnz1
    Calvnz1 liked post by grandpamac On thread : 303 powder?
    Greetings All, I use light loads in my .303 rifles with AR2206H which is ideal for the purpose. Many years ago I started with AR2201 but there were no .303 rifles in the cupboard for about 30 years....
    Liked On: 06-05-2023, 01:21 PM
  15. WaikatoBushman
    WaikatoBushman liked post by grandpamac On thread : Discussion around 7mm Magnums
    Greetings, If you are wanting a 7mm with magnum performance and a factory fast twist barrel then the 7mm PRC is probably your best choice. Remington now lists an eight inch twist for their 7mm Rem...
    Liked On: 05-05-2023, 08:02 PM

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